Sami and Austin’s ultimately aborted wedding began on Days of Our Lives, Jordi Vilasuso made his soap debut as Tony on Guiding Light, Emily and Nikolas clashed on General Hospital over his lingering feelings for Courtney and other big moments from August 29.
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In 1984, Nicolas Coster (pictured with Louise Sorel as Augusta Lockridge) made his Santa Barbara debut as Lionel Lockridge. The late actor remained with the show until 1988, then returned in 1990 and continued to play Lionel through to SB's cancellation in 1993.
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In 2000, Jordi Vilasuso made his soap debut as Tony Santos on Guiding Light. The actor recalled to Soap Opera Digest in 2020, "I had just moved right after high school to Los Angeles to pursue a TV and film career, so I knew that getting the role [of Tony] would mean relocating to New York City. I really felt like it wasn’t this obsession that I sometimes have with other parts. I was really kind of like, ‘Well, if I don’t get it I still win because I’m really starting to like L.A.’ When you don’t make things too precious and you have perspective on it, it kind of makes it more objective. I was more relaxed and like, ‘Whatever happens, it’s all good. I can’t lose.’ But then I got it, and I was like, ‘Okay, I’m moving to the big city.’ ”
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In 2005, General Hospital's Emily (Natalia Livingston) called it quits with Nikolas (Tyler Christopher) over his lingering feelings for Courtney, and stormed out of Wyndemere when Courtney showed up. While she opened up to her mom, Monica, at the hospital, Nik explained to Courtney why he was unable to tell Emily that he no longer harbored romantic feelings for Courtney. In 2006, Nikolas and Courtney got engaged and they welcomed their son, Spencer, but Courtney passed away due to encephalitis shortly after Spencer's birth.
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In 2006, Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) and Austin Reed's (Austin Peck) ultimately aborted wedding began on Days of Our Lives. Sami was shaken by a threatening phone call she had received, and her nerves were even more rattled when Lexie (who Sami had blackmailed into making Carrie and Austin believe that their potential future offspring would be affected by a genetic defect) slipped into the church.
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In 2007, GH’s Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) had a fantasy featuring late Playboy mogul Hugh Hufner’s then-girlfriends, the stars of The Girls Next Door, (from l.) Kendra Wilkinson, Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison. In his reverie, he rejected their advances due to his crush on Lulu Spencer.
In 1984, Nicolas Coster (pictured with Louise Sorel as Augusta Lockridge) made his Santa Barbara debut as Lionel Lockridge. The late actor remained with the show until 1988, then returned in 1990 and continued to play Lionel through to SB's cancellation in 1993.
Photo credit: New World Television
In 2000, Jordi Vilasuso made his soap debut as Tony Santos on Guiding Light. The actor recalled to Soap Opera Digest in 2020, "I had just moved right after high school to Los Angeles to pursue a TV and film career, so I knew that getting the role [of Tony] would mean relocating to New York City. I really felt like it wasn’t this obsession that I sometimes have with other parts. I was really kind of like, ‘Well, if I don’t get it I still win because I’m really starting to like L.A.’ When you don’t make things too precious and you have perspective on it, it kind of makes it more objective. I was more relaxed and like, ‘Whatever happens, it’s all good. I can’t lose.’ But then I got it, and I was like, ‘Okay, I’m moving to the big city.’ ”
In 2005, General Hospital's Emily (Natalia Livingston) called it quits with Nikolas (Tyler Christopher) over his lingering feelings for Courtney, and stormed out of Wyndemere when Courtney showed up. While she opened up to her mom, Monica, at the hospital, Nik explained to Courtney why he was unable to tell Emily that he no longer harbored romantic feelings for Courtney. In 2006, Nikolas and Courtney got engaged and they welcomed their son, Spencer, but Courtney passed away due to encephalitis shortly after Spencer's birth.
In 2006, Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) and Austin Reed's (Austin Peck) ultimately aborted wedding began on Days of Our Lives. Sami was shaken by a threatening phone call she had received, and her nerves were even more rattled when Lexie (who Sami had blackmailed into making Carrie and Austin believe that their potential future offspring would be affected by a genetic defect) slipped into the church.
In 2007, GH’s Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) had a fantasy featuring late Playboy mogul Hugh Hufner’s then-girlfriends, the stars of The Girls Next Door, (from l.) Kendra Wilkinson, Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison. In his reverie, he rejected their advances due to his crush on Lulu Spencer.
